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脱壳
脫殼
tuōqiào
1. to molt
2. to exuviate
3. fig. to fly off like an exuviate cicada

Character Breakdown

脱
tuō
to take off, to shed; to escape from
HSK 4 11 丶
壳
ké
casing, husk, shell
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (1)

金蝉脱壳
jīnchántuōqiào
lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell

Alternate Entries

脱壳
tuōké
to shed egg-shell (of newly hatched chick)

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